Monthly Archives: November 2023

Longtime ARCSI Member Resigns from Residential Cleaning Council

By |2023-11-29T14:23:59-06:00November 29, 2023|

RJ Patel has announced his resignation from the ISSA Residential Cleaning Council. Patel joined the Association of Residential Cleaning Services International (ARCSI), a Division of ISSA, in 2006 and has been an active participant throughout his 15 years of membership. He has served on the ARCSI board of directors and as ARCSI president. Patel was also ...

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NETWORK Adds to Leadership Team

By |2023-11-29T14:24:00-06:00November 29, 2023|

NETWORK® has appointed Tracy Evatt to the organization’s executive leadership team. Evatt joins NETWORK from Pollock Orora. He served in a variety of leadership roles throughout his 23-year tenure with the company, including most recently as chief operating officer. Evatt also has served six years on NETWORK’s board of directors, including two years as chairman. ...

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IICRC Announces New Technician Certification

By |2023-11-29T14:24:00-06:00November 29, 2023|

The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has announced the availability of a new Contents Processing Technician (CPT) certification. CPT certification details best practices for contents processing based on available technology and resources. Topics include the restoration of contents subjected to various contaminations as well as inspection, inventorying, wrapping, packing, deodorizing, storage, and other ...

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BSCAI Announces 2021 Board of Directors

By |2023-11-29T14:24:01-06:00November 29, 2023|

The Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) has announced the installation of newly elected officers and directors to its board. The following directors were elected to officer positions on the BSCAI Board of Directors in 2021: President: Eric Luke, MG Capital Maintenance President-elect: Nathalie Doobin, Harvard Services Group Inc. Vice president: Paul Taylor, ESS Clean Treasurer: Philippe ...

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ISSA Show North America 2021 Bets Big on Las Vegas

By |2023-11-29T14:24:01-06:00November 29, 2023|

After tackling a uniquely challenging situation last year, ISSA Show North America returns to a live, in-person event November 15-18 in Las Vegas.  In this Straight Talk! episode, Lindsay Roberts, Informa Markets group director, recaps last year’s show, which adapted a virtual format for the first time ever and was seen as a phenomenal experience across ...

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4M Named to Forbes’ List of Top Midsize Employers

By |2023-11-29T14:24:03-06:00November 29, 2023|

4M Building Solutions has been included in Forbes’ list of America’s Best Midsize Employers of 2021. In compiling its annual index, the publication teamed with market research company Statista to rank the top 500 companies that employ from 1,000 to 5,000 workers. The list’s rankings are based on anonymous employee satisfaction surveys of more than ...

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3M to Invest $1B in Environmental Initiatives

By |2023-11-29T14:24:04-06:00November 29, 2023|

3M has announced plans to invest US$1 billion over the next two decades to accelerate the company’s environmental goals. The investment will be used to further the company’s sustainability initiatives, including achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, reducing water use by 25% at its facilities, and returning higher quality water to the environment after use in ...

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Ecolab Places Third in Barron’s Most Sustainable Companies

By |2023-11-29T14:24:04-06:00November 29, 2023|

Ecolab Inc. has been included in Barron’s 2021 list of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies in the U.S. In developing the fourth-annual index, the financial publication analyzed more than 1,000 publicly held U.S. companies and scored them on more than 230 performance indicators in five categories. Ecolab placed third in this year’s list, up 14 spots from its 17th-place ...

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GBAC® STAR Service Accreditation Now Available for Cleaning Service Providers

By |2023-11-29T14:24:05-06:00November 29, 2023|

The Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, has launched the GBAC® STAR Service Accreditation Program for building service contractors (BSCs) and other outsourced cleaning service providers. The newest member of the GBAC® STAR portfolio, GBAC® STAR Service accreditation provides third-party validation of a cleaning service provider’s cleaning, disinfection, and infection prevention protocols ...

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